Tintic Mountains Guzzlers
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Project ID: 5626
Status: Completed
Fiscal Year: 2022
Submitted By:
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Project Manager: Robert Edgel
PM Agency: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
PM Office: Central Region
Lead: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
WRI Region: Central
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Description:
We will build several guzzlers on the Tintic Mountains. The area is extremely dry but has the potential to hold more deer if we can get water out there.
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Location:
Located on the Tintic Mountain Range.
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Project Need
Need For Project:
The Tintic Mountains located in Tooele County are one of the driest mountain ranges in Utah. To benefit mule deer and chukars and other wildlife we are proposing to install a new design of guzzler that will allow for all wildlife to drink at several new locations where there are no current guzzlers.
Objectives:
1. Increase the availability of water for all wildlife species on the Cedar Mountain Range.
2. Help improve survival of wildlife.
3. Increase wildlife populations and species diversity.
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
This project will help improve the health and survival of wildlife in this region by providing necessary water. This will help protect investments that the UDWR and sportsman groups have made to increase wildlife populations on the Tintic Mountains.
Relation To Management Plan:
State Mule Deer Management Plan
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CHUKAR PARTRIDGE
Fire / Fuels:
Not Applicable
Water Quality/Quantity:
This project will help increase water quantity available for wildlife.
Compliance:
We will conduct all cultural surveys in house with UDWR Archaeologists prior to guzzler construction. We have contacted SITLA and have approval to move forward and will have RIP signed before work begins.
Methods:
Guzzlers will be constructed with 500 gallon roto guzzler tanks. A 2'X9' hole will be dug and the tanks will be placed inside. Once the tank is in place we will construct a 9 ft X 12 ft metal apron to collect the rain and snow moisture into the tank. The apron will be made of sheet metal and steal beams. This apron will be supported by 8 steal posts that will be pounded into the ground until firm. A rain gutter will be placed on the lip of the apron to catch the water runoff and direct it into the tank. We will construct 8 of these guzzlers.
Monitoring:
We will place motion sensor camera traps at each of the guzzlers to identify what wildlife is using them and how often.
Partners:
We will seek for funding from all sportsman groups and volunteer help to construct them. We have spoken with the Mule Deer Foundation already and they are supportive in funding this project.
Future Management:
We will see what wildlife use these guzzlers and decide on effectiveness and future need for more guzzlers. We will also monitor the condition of these guzzlers and make repairs as needed.
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
This project will reduce the demand and use by wildlife on existing water sources for livestock and therefore increase the amount of water for livestock.
| Budget | WRI/DWR | Other | Budget Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $12,000.00 | $0.00 | $12,000.00 | $9,300.00 | $21,300.00 |
| Item | Description | WRI | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Materials and Supplies | Purchase 8 rotoguzz 500 gallon big game and upland game guzzler tanks. $800/tank X 8 = $6,400 | $6,400.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 |
| Materials and Supplies | Purchase 8 apron materials X $400 = $3,200 | $3,200.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 |
| Archaeological Clearance | UDWR in-house cultural surveys | $0.00 | $0.00 | $300.00 | 2022 |
| Personal Services (permanent employee) | UDWR full time employees to help build guzzlers. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3,000.00 | 2022 |
| Other | Volunteer time to help build guzzlers | $0.00 | $0.00 | $6,000.00 | 2022 |
| Materials and Supplies | $300/guzzler for fence to keep sheep out | $2,400.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 |
| Funding | WRI/DWR | Other | Funding Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $14,312.40 | $0.00 | $14,312.40 | $9,300.00 | $23,612.40 |
| Source | Phase | Description | Amount | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) | S023 | $2,250.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 | |
| National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) | S024 | $5,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 | |
| Sportsman for Fish & Wildlife (SFW) | S027 | $2,250.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 | |
| RMEF banquet funds | S055 | $2,500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 | |
| Habitat Council Account | QHCR | $2,312.40 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 | |
| Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3,300.00 | 2022 | ||
| Volunteers - Dedicated Hunters | $0.00 | $0.00 | $6,000.00 | 2022 |
Species
| Species | "N" Rank | HIG/F Rank | ||||
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| Chukar | R3 | |||||
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| Mule Deer | R1 | |||||
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Habitats
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| Lowland Sagebrush | ||||
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Project Comments
| Comment | 01/14/2021 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Jimi Gragg |
| Ecological thresholds / threats & risks page looks to have one small copy / paste error: "protect investments ... made to ... on the Cedar Mountains". Probably just a 1-word switch is all you need to make, yeah? Tintic for Cedar? Good luck! | |||
| Comment | 01/19/2021 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Robert Edgel |
| Good catch just copy and paste error. Thanks! | |||
| Comment | 01/14/2021 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Jimi Gragg |
| Are there really bighorn in the Tintics (related plans section)? Sorry if it's a dumb question, I don't really follow what we do with those guys that closely. | |||
| Comment | 01/19/2021 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Robert Edgel |
| Good catch just copy and paste error. THanks! | |||
| Comment | 01/25/2021 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Terri Pope |
| Does installing guzzlers actually benefit the sagebrush habitat itself? | |||
| Comment | 01/26/2021 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Robert Edgel |
| Terri, it won't be benefiting the sagebrush plants but will improve the quality of sagebrush habitats by increasing the availability of water in those areas. | |||
| Comment | 08/22/2022 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| Thank you for submitting your completion form on time. It looks great. Thanks for uploading pictures! | |||
Completion
Start Date:
07/09/2021
End Date:
06/30/2022
FY Implemented:
2022
Final Methods:
We began building the guzzlers in the summer of 2021. We used rotoguzz 500 gallon tanks with a 16'X9' metal apron. The apron will capture rain and snow moisture and direct it into the tank. The tank has an opening that allows access for big game and upland game to drink directly from. We built 4 guzzlers in the summer of 2021 and 4 in the spring of 2022. We built a total of 8 guzzlers as part of this project.
Project Narrative:
The Tintic Mountains located in Tooele County are one of the driest mountain ranges in Utah. To benefit mule deer, turkeys, chukars, and other wildlife we installed 8 rotoguzzlers that capture rain and snow moisture and store it so that wildlife will have water during the driest times of the year and during drought years especially. We built guzzlers at 8 new locations.
Future Management:
We will see what wildlife use these guzzlers and decide on effectiveness and future need for more guzzlers. We will also monitor the condition of these guzzlers and make repairs as needed.
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